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HE much anticipated
Art League Bal
Masque at Rehoboth
will be held this
year on Friday eve
ning, August 22. Each year it
is given for the benefit of the
Art League there and is quite
the social event of the season.
The theme for the affair is
"Calendar Capers" and gives
those who go a wide choice of
events and characters from
which to chose their costume
for the evening. Milford folks,
who are a part of the summer
colony, and those who are at
home will be among those pres
ent and enter into the fun.
Mrs. Frank R. Grier has tickets
for the affair which will be held
at the Rehoboth Country Club.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dukes,
Sr., of Millville, have announ
ced the engagement of their
daughter, Grace, to Mr. Almon
Frank Wolfe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer B. Wolfe of Selins
Grove, Pa. Miss Dukes is a
graduate of Linden Hall Acad
emy and the University of Del
aware. Mr. Wolfe is a graduate
of Susquehanna University and
received his master of arts de
gree from Bucknell University.
Both young people will be
members of the Milford High
School faculty this fall. The
wedding will take place in the
near future.
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Miss Janet Lee Worthington,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earle
% F. Worthington, has chosen
Friday, August 22, as the time
of her wedding to Mr. Oscar
Davis Bailey, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar D. Bailey, Sr.,
of near Georgetown. The cere
mony will take place in Cen
tenary Methodist Church in
Laurel at seven o'clock, and the
Reverend David W. Baker will
officiate. They will be attended
by Miss Charlotte Argo and Mr.
Martin Coverdale. Miss Worth
ington is a graduate of the Mil
' ford High School and is in
the employ of International
Latex at Dover. Mr. Bailey is
a graduate of the Georgetown
, High School and is employed
by the Soil Conservation Dis
trict of Sussex County.
A jumbo post card came this
week from Mr. and Mrs. Wil
mer O. Lankford, Sr., who are
on theii annual month's vaca
tion. They lived in Dallas, Ore
gon, 23 years ago before com
ing to Milford and it is natural
that they go back as often as
they can to visit former haunts.
The card came from Lake Ta
hoe, which lies on the border
of Neveda and California, and
is beautiful country. From
there they headed northwest.
The Sewing Circle went to
Rehoboth on Wednesday, their
usual meeting day, and were
guests of Mrs. George Sheaffer
and Mrs. Brown Thawley for
luncheon at the Rehoboth Coun
try Club.
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Mrs.v Duane Holloway of
Hampden, Va., is in Delaware
this week-end. She came to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank R. Grier yesterday and
will take part in the wedding
of Miss Jane Fell of Wilming
ton and Mr. Harold Hill of At
lanta, Georgia, tomorrow. At
the same time Mr. Holloway
will be one of the attendants at
the wedding of a school mate
at V. M. !.. which takes place
In Charlottesville, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sale
van welcomed a son in Memor
ial Hospital on Friday, August
8. He has been named for his
father and grandfather, Mrs.
Salevan was the former Miss
Audrey Punter.
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Mrs. John W. Baker is in
Memorial Hospital following an
operation on her fractured hip,
as a result of an automobile
accident which occurred Sun
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day morning. She and Dr.
Baker were on their way to
Heightown, N. J., to visit their
son, Jojin Beverly Baker, who
is attending summer school
there. In the downpour of rain
and on the slippery highway
the accident occurred just
- above Smyrna.
Mrs. Thomas R. Wilson and
daughters, Miss Harriet Wilson
and Mrs. Max Farrington en
tertained friends at breakfast
at their Prime Hook Neck farm
Saturday morning at ten-thir
Guests from Rehoboth,
Georgetown and Slaughter
Beach were included.
ty.
Second Lieutenant Joe Lank
writes Miss Isabel Hauser that
all goes well with him at Fort
2 s ; where he is in the anti
aircraft division of the Army.
In the relatively cool weather
he studies his particular course
and as an added subject is mas
tering the art of reading, the
speed method of selecting the
important words and compre
hending the meaning without
reading every word. It is ex
pected that Joe will be at Fort
Bliss until November when he
will likely come east to the
South Park Military Reserva
tion, south of Pittsburgh, Pa.
His many friends here will be
glad to know of him and his
progress.
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Mrs. David Wallace of Har
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nsburg. Pa., was the honored
guest cn Monday at a lunch
eon which Mrs. Milton Dill
gave for her at the B ivherrv
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. v ® nenoDotn. ouests
included Miss Lucy Hall, Miss
Lena Short. Mrs. Robert Kess
1er, Mrs. Elmer T. Williams
and Mrs. Harry L. Grier
Good wishes of their
many
friends go with Mrs. Jonathan
S. Willis, Mrs. Philip Jacobs,
Mrs. Duane Lynne and Mrs.
, Joseph Lolland as they leave
tomorrow for the west coast.
In a new country sedan, with
plenty of room for them and
their luggage, they will drive
as their desires dictate and will
stop when they have had
enough travel for the day. It
seems like an ideal way to go
places and there will be lots
of time for the interesting
spots they want to see. The
last of September will prob
ably see them nearing home
and they will be anxious to be
back with home folks again.
Dr. and Mrs. Casimir Vileisis
and family are on a trip to the
midwest, having Yellowstone
National Park as one of the
points of interest they will
visit. They are expected back
the first of September and Dr.
Vileisis will then open his pro
fessional office at 418 N. W,
Front street. He has been res
ident physician at Memorial
Hospital previous to his trip.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Grier
and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P.
Messick will be among the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Wright Roland and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Roland tomorrow
evening from five to seven,
when they entertain at the
home of the former on Ship
Carpenter street in Lewes for
the Honorable and Mrs. J.
Caleb Boggs.
Mrs. Wilbur Bennett had a
'cute 1
letter from her son,
Danny, this week. Danny, with
several more boys from liere,
is at Camp Kerodoki, near
Eaglesmere, Pa., where the
boys are getting in some muscle
building work for football this
fall. They are busy caddyigig
for the golfers nearby and do
ing the usual things that go
with camp life. .Mr. Leslie, a
faculty member at the high
school, has the boys under his
wing and keeps an eye on^them
as they work and have their
good time. They will be there
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Local Happenings
CLINK' — The Cancer Detection
Clinic will be held August 28, in
the Health Center, Shore Building,
Milford. Hours, 10 a. m. to 12:00
noon; 1 to 3 p. m. .
CANCER CLINIC —A Cancer De
tectiqn Clinic, conducted by the
State Board of Health, will be held |
at the Health Unit (Shore Theatre
Building) on Thursday, August 28th i
from 10-12 a. m. and 1-3 p. m. The
service is for women 25 yêars of
jage and over. For appointments, '
call Milford 4859.
A GOOD DEED—The Milford Ki
wanis Club did its good deed for
i^Unmfllnïninrî'hat « woman who
lived 1 short wav from him wi<j py
nectinir the -n-Hv-ii of th» «forir it
moment BU Lucas a membi '
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«resident o ^ a f ai nni '
C whi.' f F Mrs. uma
\ifif ^ a M yS a . a " llt ^ nce 11,10
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1> ^ aim ^ ub f°°ted the bill. Short-
ly arterward a husky 7 lb., 8 oz.
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un, ye»- „the baby s name
KIwanis Ollie Wadley.
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WEDDINGS '
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WADE - MORGAN
On Saturday, August 2, Corporal j
Ralph Morgan, son of Mr. amj Mrs. j
Elmer Morgan of Milford, and Miss !
Patsy Wade, daughter of Mrs. Bes
sie Wade of South Charleston. W. j
Va., were united in marriage in the
parsonage in South Charleston by
Rev. Peck. Their attendants were
Mr. Roy Oxley and Mrs. Pat Cavin- ;
der, both of South Charleston. Cor- j
poral Morgan enlisted in the arm- !
ed services in July of 1949. He ser- )
ved sixteen months in Korea and
Japan, having been among the first |
to be sent over when the Korean I.
War broke out. He served with the
24th Infantry. He is now stationed
at the West Virginia Military Dis
frict ia South Charleston and is on
duty as M. P. between South j
Charleston, W. Va., and Cincinnati, j
Ghio. The young couple expect to
make their home in Delaware when i
his time expires in the armed ser
v,ces> I
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PARKHURST - MITCHELL
Mrs. Kathryn Parkhurst of Har
beson has announced the marriage I
of her daughter, Miss Phyllis Ann i
Parkhurst to Mr. Frederick Mitchell (
of Milton. Saturday. The ceremony
took place in Snow Hill, Md., Aug. i
2nd. with the Rev. Herman Shields i
officiating. The couple was attend- 1
ed by Miss Sarah Scott of George- j
town and Mr. Richard Reed of
Milton.
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SMITH-BOWMAN ;
Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, of
Greenwood, announce the marriage
of their daughter Janice Lee i u
Mr.'wlniamBowiuaihof'Vanum,!^
ton. The wedding took place at |
Denton Md on Saturday August !
»th. Their attendants were Miss i
ouise Gera id i ■md Mr Donald
rh . llmers The 1)r j de wore a , )ink
y i on 8treet length dress and car-■
ried a nosecav of white roses uink
asters blue delnhinium •md habv s
Ä -MleMlÏÏ cërùô ."in
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jj ht . k __ Tlie double ring
ceremonv was 'performed by the
Rev. French of the Methodist i
Church in Denton.
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Mr. and Mis. Clarence Plummer.
cr Beach, received woi'd :
this veuk that thöir son, Herb
Plummer, H-M-3, would be arriv- j
ing back in the States from Korea j
in the near future. Before leaving.
for home. Herb had the wonderful
experience of meeting a Milford
»°uiewhere in Korea. He wasi^
, rg î} Base of the U. S. Air force.
VirgU was in the vicinity on special
duty. Needless to say the talk was
of Milford and "back home" friends.
SERVICE SLANTS
of Sla '
Fort Meade, Md., Aug. 6—Eight j
men from Delaware are among the j
veterans from the Far East Com
mand who arrived here last week
from Camp Stoneman, California,
and started 30-day rotation leaves. ;
They will report back to the
2053rd Reception Center here at
the completion of their leaves and
receive new assignments.
They are;
Cpl. Norman W. Lyons. 103 N. W.
3rd St., Milford; Pfc. John J. Stry
holum, 1946 Seneca Road, Camby
Park, Wilmington; Sgt. William H.
Joseph, Laurel; Cpl. Robert J. j
Small, 1108 E. 13th St.. Wilmington: 1
Pfc. Sisittlio Popo, 1614 W. 5th St..
Wilmington: Pvt. Wrenzio B. Mass- '
ey, Milton: Cpl. Richard C. Correll, !
Depot Road. Newark : Cpl. Wayman !
A. Tribbett, 42 W. North St., Smyr-||^
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Tull Brothers Cite
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lireat U^OW S Kecora
With 738 pounds of butterfat and,j
18984 pounds of milk testing 3.9,%
to her credit. Sussex Emperor Hap
nv M-iv i registered Holstein-'
FdesTan cow owned by Tull Bro h
«» Seatord Del has complS a
360-day production test in official
Herd Tmnrovement Reeistrv
She was milked 2 Urnes daily, and
was 4 years, 6 months of age wjien
she began her testing period.
Her record averages approxi
mately 25 quarts of milk daily for
the period covered by her test.
Testing was supervised by the
University of Delaware, in coopéra
tion with the Holstein-Friesian As
sociation of America.
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all of August and will return
in plenty of time for the be
ginning of football practice.
Tomorrow is the wedding
day of Miss Faye Ann Coffin
and Mr Philip Edward Hick
man. It will take place in the
Avenue Methodist Church at
two with the Rev. Roy Lawson
Tawes officiating at the double
ring ceremony.
Items of a Purely
Personal Nature
Dr- and Mrs. Casimir Vileisis [ Mrs. Nell W. Campbell of Mil
und children are on a motor trip'ton, was the guest of Mrs. Stephen
the mid-west. Toadvine on Tuesday.
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^ Mrs. Leroy Short is a patient in j Miss Betty Grier was the guest,
Kent General Hospital following of Miss Mimi Poole at her home in
! Lewes for a few days this week.
au operation on Tuesday,
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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clendaniel
Miss Beulah May Hobbs of Bal
M . i ! burn ' N ' J " are guests of Mr. ; timoré has been the guest of Dr.
and Mrs. Howard Postles this week. Anna K. Gregorius the past week.
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Mrs ' Helen . Cordre y Palmer of! Mr. and Mrs. George P. Vinyard
p,lilade, P ,lia ' is spending this week ; and sons are moving today to Col-1
witb ber mother ' Mrs. Blanche umbia, Ohio, where they will make
Äuto ' __ , their home.
Mrs - Jo8e P h Smith of Wilmlng- Miss Elizabeth Collins was the
ton was the guest of Mrs C ari; t e st of Mrs! Willard Pierce at her
Allen at her cottage at Slaughter. cottage at Slaughter Beach for. a;
iReach last week. (few days last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Subers of Mrs. L. W. Miles, daughter of
Ocean City, N. J., are spending Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Geyer and
gome time with Dr. John B. Baker j her daughter, Christine, of Han
and Miss Loretta Baker. lover, Indiana, are visiting the Gey
ler's during August. ,
Mrs. Margaret M. Oliver and
daughter. Miss Maria Oliver, of!
Wilmington, were guests of Mr, and aon, David. Mrs. Ida Dickerson and
Mrs. Edward J. Salevan last week. Mrs. William Roach recently visit
ed Niagara Falls, parts of Canada,
Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodman Mills and
Mrs. Duane Holloway of Hamp
den, Va„ is the guest of her par
nts ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Grier
for tl ie week-end, having arrived
yesterday,
" M r - aud Mrs. M. N. Pack flew to
Stroudspurg, Pa., on Monday to
visit their daughter, Linda, who is
Pe» d 'Uff the month at Pinemere
Camp in the Poconos.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Joiner of
Vineland, N: J., Miss Charlotte
Wood of Detroit, Michigan, ard
H. A. Thompson were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton
Patterson.
Mrs. David Wallace returned to
her home in Harrisburg, Pa., Wed
nesday. after spending a week with
Miss Laurita Whitehead and with
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dill at their
cottage at Rehoboth.
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> ry ^ ethodist Chu , rcb the ™; 'l s , a
atient ,n Memorial Hospital fo -
ow,ng an operation for appendici
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Mrs. Robert Van Cleaf of Har
rington, wife of the pastor of As
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Calloway
and son, Curtis, were guests for
Mrs. Philip Jacobs, Mrs. Jonathan »^veral days last week of Mr. and
Willis, Mrs. Duane Lynne and M rs - Frank Sapp and daughter,
Mrg . Jos j eph j^and. will , e ave to- ^ hankie, of Wilmington who are
morrow on a mo t,or trip to the west s P end,n g some time at 0ak Orchard,
. oa8 t They expect to be away live
or six weeks.
Mrs. Elmer Morgan spent a few
days last week in South Charleston,
West Virginia, where she attended
the wedding of her son, Cpl. Ralph
Morgan, now stationed at the West
Virginia Military District, and
Miss Patsy Wade of South Charles
Dr. and Mrs. Walter L. Grier are
spending this week af Atlantic City
aad are guests at the Marlborough
Blenheim Hotel. They will be
loined for the week-end by Mr. and
Mrs. Garrett L. Grier and children, ton. West Virginia,
Murderkill Lions Club
Goes On Fishing Trip
Captain Harry Blades, of Bow
ers, a member of the Murderkill
Lions Club took the club on a fish
Big trip last Wednesday on his
oyster schooner. He was assisted
by his son Rulph nhtdeu und
made wonderful hosts for the oc-,
cassion. There were no fish caught,
but you can be sure it was not the;
captain's fault, as he tried every
spot on the bay. It just had to be
thp tlde as when you see the names
ot some of the expert fishermen
,m will know that there had to be
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sary for the writer to name the ex-,
'erts as you have probably heard
their fish stories personally. Dick
Groeschen h^ the best answer to
our Voov luck. He forgot to wear
his lucky hat. This was the first
trip for eight years that he had
gone without it. If anyone wants
one like it go to Sears, Roebuck, t
think they gave Dick his. Other
members ()f the trip, in addition to
Captain Blades, were Howard Bee-1
Frank Beebe, Janies Conley,
Jo jj n Wilkins .laines Jones. Dick
Groeschen . Donald Morgan. Albert
PoweU Samue i Powell and Zora
Tatma n
After returning from the fishing!
r j t j ie me mbers went to Rolli
gon - s j nn a t Bowers and were serv
ed a wonderful chicken dinner
Captain Blades has promised to
take us again and take food to do
our own cooking and stay until
that tide gets right. No excuses
next time,
Trophy Grange held Its regular
meeting last Monday night with
Worthy Overseer, Charles Bostick,
j n the chair. It was a pleasure to
have Mr. John Wiedeman from
Capitol Grange as a guest.
Betty Bostick. Mary Bush and
Kenneth Bush were in charge of
(the Lecturer's Hour and presented
the following program: Song by
the Grange. "Whispering Hope";
Agricultural News Reports, by
Kenneth Bush and Mary Bush;
N ews Items. Verna Cohee; Reading.
"Green Thumb", Mrs. Jacqueline
a |j. Reading, "Home Made And
Handy", Mrs. Ruth Plttard; Read
ing, "Facts, Sense and Nonsense",
Mrs. Eva Ellingsworth ; Bonnie and
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Trophy Grange Notes
Burton Betts sang "Come What
'May". "Cry", and "Hey, Good Look
ing"; Home made ice cream, cake
and cookies were served.
Mrs ' F L° r , e " C l JÎ X upxt meet
program chairman at the next meet
,ng on Au B ust 25th - At thdt tin,e
dotail ot the Community
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Hughes Reunion
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The 5th Annual Reunion of the
descendants of the late Samuel and
Elizabeth Reed Hughes will ^
he i5 on Sunday. August 17th, H
Manship Church House. Holland-j
ville, west of Felton, Delaware,
The meeting will begin with
basket lunch. Officers of the group
are: Former Senator James H.
Hughes, Honorary President; Mrs.!
Clara Hughes Conley, president;
Mrs, Virginia Moore Tatman, vice
president; Mrs. Agatha Hughes Ca
hall, secretary, and Mr. Elijah Har
rington, treasurer.
A hot dog roast will be held
Big Stone Boach at Mrs. Helen
Houtz' Cottage, at 7 o'clock on
Thursday evening. August 21st. All
Rebekah members and their faml-1
lies are Invited.
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Margaret Pyle Lodge
Births At Milford
Memorial Hospital
August 5; Girl, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Williams (baby expired),
Georgetown; Boy. Mr and Mrs.
Lester Hamond Milford; Girl Mr.
and Mrs. Douglas Warner, Gieen
theyjwoud.
August G : Boy Mr. and Mrs Wil
: Bam Powers, Milton, Girl, Mi. and
Mrs. William Streett (col). Harbe
»on.
August 7: Boy, Mr and Mrs. John
1 Arney. Greenwood: Boy, Mr. and!
Mrs. Charles Hurd Jr., Felton ; Girl.
I Mr. and Mrs. William Henry (col),
MU'onl ; GW ^ .«d Mr». Andr-w
Strapach, Milford.
I August 8: Boy. Mr. and Mrs. Ed-1
ward Salevan Jr. J» 1 J )rd ;■
Mr. and Mrs. HaHand Jackson
| (Indian baby expired). Lewes
j August 9. Gill, Mr. and Mis.
| George Stevenson (col), Houston;
' Girl, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson,
j Houston; Boy, Mr. and Mrs. Lester
I Huey. Harrington: Girl, Mr. and
I Mrs. Earl Hawk. Greenwood.
August 10: Boy, Mr. and Mrs.
Ramon Rivera, Milford; Boy, Mr.
i and Mrs. Herman Hastings. Frank
| ford.
i August 11: Boy. Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Metthews. Seaford.
August 12; Boy. Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Conner, Milford.
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OBITUARY
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Laurel. She is survived by her hus
! band, James G. Truitt, of Laurel;
1 two sons, Irvin T. Massey, Phila.,
laud J. Martin Massey, Pottstown,
Pa-l one daughter. Mrs. Fred How
1 er, Wilmington: 3 step children,
Leon, Curtiss and Frank Truitt;
3 sisters, Mrs. Lottie Tatem, Chin
coteague, Mrs. Elsie Payne, Onan
cock, Va., Mrs. George Rodney.
Milford; 1 brother. Alfred Booth,
Chincoteague; 5 grandchildren and
4 step grandchildren. Services were
held Thursday at the Windsor and
Disharoon Funeral Home in Laurel
at 2 o'clock. Rev. David W. Baker
officiated. Burial was in Laurel Hill
TRUITT
Hattie Massey Truitt, 65 years,
died Monday morning at her home
on Delaware Ave., Laurel, after a
long illness.. She was born in Ch*n
coteague, Va., living around Mil
j ford for eight or nine years. The
rest of her life she lived around
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j william Cannon Short. 87, retired
j, ouge painter, died last Sunday at
Jthe home of his daughter. Mrs Ken
neth Hubbard ' in Greenwood. He
was a native of Delaware, son of
Gillis and Priscilla Melson Short.
His wife . M rs. Elizabeth Hatfield
Short, dted .everal year, ago. In
| addition to his daughter, he is sur
1 vlved by several nieces and nep
hews Funeral 8 « rvi ce8 were held
.Tuesday at 2 p. m.. i -
, o"?® j * ^Layton pastor of Qreen
12£L J M7thodiit Church officiated
; Tiiiernmnt BridgeviUe Cemetery
lnte rment in BridgevUle ly6 . T !L etery
Cemetery.
SHORT
Brown-Liden Reunion
At Smithville
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The annual reunion of the des
cendants of Sally Liden Brown and
Jos. M. Brown will be held at the
Smithville Community Hall
Sunday, August 17, 1952.
There will be a picnic luncheon
at 1:30 followed by entertainment,
short business meeting and an
I election of officers. The present of
ficers include: Mrs. H. Edward,
Wheatley, Bridgeville. president;'
i Mr. W. Reese Brown, Denton, vice
president; Mrs. Benj. F. Johnson,
Jr.. Denton, secretary, and Mrs.
John M. Russell, Bridgeville, his
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tor lan.
OBITUARY
WEBB
Robert D. Webb, 11, son of Mr. j
and Mrs. Derrickson Webb of Mil-)
ford, died at his home early last I
Friday following a long illness, ;
Young Webb was a student at Mil- i
ford Elementary School, and had )
visited many states in an effort to
regain his health. In addition to f
his parents, he is survived by a
sister, Nancy, 8, and his grand- i
mother, Mrs. Burton Masten. A
requiem mass was celebrated in St.
John's Catholic Church, MilLrd,
by the Rev. John J. Corrigan, pas
tor, Monday at 10 a. m., with i n -
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery. 1
Mrs - Pauline W. Enders, 84 years!
old> widow- of Harry Enders of.
Philadelphia, passed away in that:
city on Tuesday, August 5, 1952. She -
was the daughter of the late James i
A. Daniels of Milford. Her remains
were brought to Milford on Friday
and interred in Odd Fellows Ceme-lopen
tery. Rev. Roy Lawson Tawes con-j
ducted services at the grave.
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Somers Moore of Lincoln, died last
FriBay afternoon in the Milford
Memorial Hospital after a week's
Illness. A native of Milton, she had
lived at Blackwood, N. J., a num
ber of years until about a yfear ago
when she went to Lincoln to re- ,
side with a daughter, Mrs. Blanche
Pettyjohn. There are no other im-1
mediate survivors. Funeral serv- i
ices were conducted by the Rev. |
William H. Revelle, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Lincoln,
the Berry Funeral Home, Milford, j
last Sunday at 1:30 p. in. Interment
was in the cemetery at Lincoln, i
ENDERS
PEARSON
Funeral services were held last
Thursday at the Cheswold Metho
dist Church for Mrs. Sarah E.
Pearson, 85, who died Monday in
Smyrna. ' She was the widow of
James A. Pearson, and daughter of
Peter L. Barcus and Sarah Ann
Bell, both of Delaware. The Rev.
Connie Dickens, pastor »of the
Cheswold Methodist Chiirch, was ;
in charge of the service and inter
ment was at Bethel Church Genie- j
tery, Cheswold, near Bishop's Cor
ner. Survivors include a sister, Mrs.
Martha E. Ford, Townsend; a bro
ther, John E. Barcus, Milford; a
a sister-in-law, Mrs. Daisy Barcus,
Cheswold, and several nieces and 1
nephews.
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GRIMM
Mrs. Mary Grimm, age 36, and
her infant son, Michael Joseph
Grimm, died in the Milford Mem
orial Hospital on Saturday, Au
gust 9. Mrs. Grimm was the wife
of Alfred G. Grimm of Greenwood,
and the daughter of Timofey and
Anna Belash Meleshenko of Home
stead, Pa. She is also survived by
three children, one sister, Mrs.
Thomas McCue, of Homestead,
Wharton: one daughter, Mrs. M. J.
Webb of Greenwood: three sons,
William Wharton of Deepwater,
N. J.; Allen E. Wharton of Green
wood, and Walter W'harton of Port
Penn; two sisters, Mrs. Sara Satter
field of Dover and Mrs. Bessie
Henry of Hobbs, Md. ; 14 grand
children. and 7 great-grandchildren.
Pa. and one brother. John Meles
Ilienko of Xenia, Ohio,
Funeral services were held in
the Prokopovich Funeral Home ut
Homeville. Pa., on Thursday af-;
ternoon at two o'clock. Interment
; m.d» a. «. Gre e ory Cerne
tery in Homeville.
WHARTON
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida B.
Wharton, 76. of Greenwood, who
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital last Sunday, were held ut the
Lolland Funeral Home in Milford
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Interment in Oakly Cemetery, near
Ellendale. Mrs. Wharton is surviv
ed by her husband. Edward N.
RUSSELL
Services were held Wednesday
for James Nutter Russell, 87, long
prominent in Sussex and state
Democratic politics, who died Sun
day, August 10th. The Rev. J. E.
Layton. Greenwood, conducted the
services at 2 p. m., in Chaplain's;
Chapel near Bridgeville. Interment
in the chapel cemetery. Mr. Rus
sell, who continued to farm until
six weeks ago when he became ill,
died in Milford Memorial Hospital.
Although never elected to public
office, Mr. Russell was a leading
figure in his party's affairs. For
more than 30 1 years he was a mem
ber of the Sussex County Demo
cratic Committee representing the
First of the Second Representative
District, and was a delegate to the
party's national convention in ,1932
and 1936. He was born at Cover
dale Cross Roads, the son of Wil
liam Nutter and Lethia Vaughan
Russell and spent his entirq life
time in that section. He was twice
married. Both wives, deceased, were
(he former Lola Godfrey of Mllls
boro and the former Lillie Fraziee
ot Rock Hall. Md. He is survived
by three sons, Harry Lee Russell.
John M.. and Robert William Rus
sell, all of Bridgeville. Also. 11
grandchildren and five great-grand
children.
CHANDLER
Mrs. Emma J. Chandler, 54, died
last Saturday at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Hitchens, at
Frankford. She was the widow of
Ray Chandler and daughter of the
late W. H. and Anna Dickerson
Marvel. In addition to Mrs. Hitch
ens, she is survived by three other
daughters, Mrs. Roland Long and
Mrs. Russell Rockrider of Selby
ville; Mrs. Bennie Chandler of Mill
ville; a son. William E. Chandler,
Selbyville;
great-grandchildren ;
Louise Givens, Selbyville;
Mrs. Anna Morgan, Salisbury, Md.;
five brothers, Benjamin Mafvel,
Little Creek: George Marvel, of
Frankford: Rollie Marvel. Millville;
David Marvel, Newârk; Phillip Mar
vel. Selbyville. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from
Home. Frankford. The Rev. James
Langrell of Gumboro Methodist
Church officiated. Interment in
Roxana Methodist Cemetery. .
11 grandchildren. 4
two sisters.
Mrs.
the Watson-Gray Funeral
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Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware
1
as cut off on Walnut Street last
Thursday morning due to an auto
°bile accident in that section,
, dokn W. Pipale, of Hammonton,
J., lost control of his car while
driving north on Walnut Street, due
rim rains and slippery road, and
plowed headlong into a light pole,
breaking off the pole and causing a
tangle of the wires.
His car was badly damaged, but
he escaped serious injury.
POWER OFF — Electric Power
SUMMIT BRIDGE OPENING
United States «Senator J. Allen
Frear has announced that the
Summit Bridge over the Chesa
peuke and Delaware Canal will re
to traffic on Friday, August
15th—nearly-seven weeks ahead of
schedule.
The bridge—a vital link in Del
aware's highway system—has been
closed since a weakness in one of
the abutments was discovered in
j une
Colonel Walter Xrueeer Tr
District Enginee r. advised Senator
p rear th at all necessary repairs
WO uld be completed and that traf
jfic could again move over the Sum .
lead the nation In help to farmers
of their state, according to a report
atjrelased this week by the American I
Bankers Association from its New
York offices.
The banks of Delaware, the re
port states, carry nearly 60 per cent
of all the farm mortgages in the
state. That is the highest percent
age in the nation, it is asserted.
Next highest to Delaware, the re
port states, is Vermont where banks
hold 51 per cent of the farm mort
gage debt in the state.
In New York State, for example,
the report further discloses, banks
hold 21 per cent of all farm mort
STATE BANKS—Delaware banks
mit span at 10 a. m., this Friday.
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f o agas J n ^ 8 J? te ' In P f n " 8y , 1 1 V f"'
,a > banks hold 36 per cent of all the
ai m mor lS a 8 es -
Charles Street
Front Street one night last week,
a truck driven by Henry Brown, of
Miami, Fla., struck a soft spot in
I'PSET — While turning into
from Southeast
the street, the wheels sank in soft
dirt and the truck turned over,
spilling its load of 650 baskets of
tomatoes.
The tomatoes were to be dellver
ed to the Torsch Packing Company
on Charles Street, but after the ac- j
cident, the Torsch firm refused to !
Sewer and water lines were being
placed in that section of the city
by George & Lynch, under contract !
with the State Highway Depart- j
ment, in an effort to drain water j
accumulation from the Rehoboth
Road.
I
Hv- , oco co
tor organization for the 1952-53
scholastic year named Dr. C. J. 1
Prickelt president; Mrs. Helen B. j
Harmonson, vice president a Qd
Georae W Wricht secretary
AHrtîtinn«/ moîîîlJÏ £
Additional members of the board
KUv„T y T - prlce a " d Ue H
The board announced that the
Vhomaf D Clâyt™ schooîs a"e
complete for the coming year. ^
Mr, Wright, superintendent, re
,, cr j e( j t ^e completion of the new
education of the Smyrna Special
Schoo. Di». r .c. which rcccn.lyl
(accept them.
Water Lines
SCHOOL HOARD— The Board of
elementary school is expected by
early fall, although much work re
mains to be done.
Several months will probably be
consumed in receiving bids and
purchasing.
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QUARANTINE — Pursuant to an
outbreak of Vesicular Exanthema,
a contagious and infectious disease
of swine which has been found to
exist in many states of the United
States, and is rapidly spreading to
other states:
I, therefore, by virtue of authori
ty vested in me by Article 4, Sec.
40, Chapter 21, Revised Code, of
Delaware, 1935, do hereby promul
gate and declare in effect on this
Sixth day of August, 1952, an order
prohibiting the importation of
swine into Delaware.
Swine may be imported into
Delaware, however, PROVIDED
they are accompanied by a certifi
cate of health issued and or ap
proved by the Chief Livestock Sani
tary Official of the state of origin
certifying the swine, orginate from
an area in which no Vesicular Ex
anthema exists in the county of
origin or its adjoining counties.
the resolutions
adopted by the Delaware State
Board of Agriculture this Sixth day
of August. 1952.
Pursuant to
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SPEECHMAKERS — Two active
Young Republican leaders and a
veteran of a number of Republican
campaigns will make the three
principal nominating speeches at
the Republican Party's state con-'
vention in Dover, on Wednesday,
August 20.
The speech placing the name of
U. S. Rep. J. Caleb Boggs in nom
ination for Governor will be made
by John G. Leach, former state
Republican chairman and dean ot
education at the Goldey-Beacom
School of Business.
Mr. Leach nominated former
Gov. Walter W. Bacon in the lat
ter's, successful bids for the gover
norship in/1940 and again in 1944.
He managed the former governor's
campaigns on both occasions, and
also managed the successful may
oralty campaign of Judge Thomas
Herlihy Jr. in 1945.
The name of U. S. Senator John
j. Williams % wlll be placed in nom
ination for feelectlon to the Senate
.by Coleman Bunting of Selbyvllle,
chairman of the Active Young Re
publicans of Sussex County.
Andrew D. Christie, chairman of
the AYR of New Castle County, will
nominate Herbert B. Warburton,
first assistant city solicitor, and
former head of the national Fed
eration of Young Republicans.
PLANE CRASH —A wing gaso
line tank jettisoned by a crashing
fighter struck the home of the
former commander - of the Dover
Force Base on Wednesday
night of this week.
Mrs. Norma Rau, wife of the
former commander. Col. Harold J.
Rau, was injured when the gas
filled tank struck the house, dis
lodging part of a brick wall. The
colonel and his four - year - old
daughter escaped serious injury.
The plane later crashed and
burned. The
still living, Air Force officials
said early Thursday.
BIG SEASON—Silver Lake bath
ing .beaches, Dover, approaching
the end of the summer season with)
about a month left, are serving the
greatest number of swimmers and
pilot was injured, but
BANKERS — The annual fall
meeting of the Delaware Bankers
Association*will be held at the Re
hoboth Beach Country Club, Fri
day, Sept. 6, with an afternoon and
evening program. A golf tourna
ment, ladies' bridge contest and,
tea wil feature the afternoon pro
gram. with a social hour from 6:30
6:30 p.m. *
The annual banquet beginning at
6:30 p.m., will be marked by an ad
dress by Edwin P. Neilan, presi
dent of the association, and the
award of bridge and golf prizes.
Edwin P. Messick is general chalr
man of the convention committee.
bathers since the opening of water
recreation centers in 1945.
Harold W. Kocher, general sec
retary of the Dover YMCA, which
operates the Dover city-owned
beaehes on the city-owned lake, ex
plained that activities have not
been affected at any time by any
sign of impurity hi
that 37 are enrolled in the swim
ming class being taught by Ray
mond B. Duncan.
The water has been tested at fre
quent intervals and at no time so
far has there been any evidence of
any impurity, marking the third
consecutive year that this whole
some condition has existed, "Y" au
thorities said. The water also has
been treated to guard against
harmful bacteria as a safeguard to
all who use the swimming and
bathing areas.
the water and
BALL—Calendar Capers, a Cos
tume and Headdress Ball will be
presented by the Rehoboth Art
League on August 22nd from 9 p.m.
to 1 a.m. Rain date for this affair
has been set as August 29th. Mark
Davis' Orchestra will furnish the
music.
Chairman of the ball is Mrs.
Harry W. Lynch Jr., of Westover
Hills, Wilmington. Mrs. W. Howard
jThompason, of Rehoboth. is co
'.chairman and in charge of Publlc
jity. The fallowing committees have
been appointed; Mrs. John Q.
Gelder, Fehobothî Tickets; Mrs.
Raymond R. Atkins, Lewes, Reser
rations; Miss Alberta West, Reho
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Carence Sla^ Ä
'wu a
h 01 * 1 ' Ml8s Adele Chambers, Lewes.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Allman,. Reho
Decorations* Mrs Alex Bover
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Rehoboth. Judd...
MlliOrd Grange Notes
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At the last business meeting of
Milford Grange, State Senator John
M. Longbotham and Mrs. Longbo
tham issued an invitation to all
Milford Grange members to attend
a "hot doggie roast" at their home
on the Thompsonville and Milford
Road, on Wednesday evening, Au
gust 27, at 7 o'clock, where a new
outdoor fireplace has just been com
pleted on their spacious lawn. If
the night should be stormy the af
fair will be held at the Grange
Hall.
A good attendance of members
and especially of the officers was
noted at the last meeting. Mrs.
Edith Lacy, who attended the Lec
turers' Conference in Maryland,
gave a very interesting and infor
mative report of same.
Also «bout thirty members and
friends attended the picnic supper
at Wheeler's Park on the previous
Wednesday evening and all re
ported having had a very enjoy
able time with Mr. and Mrs. Wood
as chairmen.
Two applications for membership
were received and September 6 was
the date set to confer the first and
second degrees when the regular
bi-monthly meetings will begin for
the winter term. ,
Several of Milford Grange mem
bers attended the Field Day held
at the Substation of the University
of Delaware near Georgetown and
all report the day well spent, aside
from the educational side, the de
licious chicken dinner was well
worth going for. All agreed Wil
liam Henderson, county agent, la
doing a good Job in Sussex County.
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Big Rattlesnake Is
Killed By Paton
The citizens of northern New
York State were amazed and sur
prised when William K. Paton,
president of the Farmers' Bank of
the State of Delaware, shot a rat
tlesnake 3V4 feet long with 9 rat
tles at his summer home in Merrie
wold Club, Merriewold, New York.
Mr. Paton, who has been spend
ing his vacation there, was amazed
one day when his son told him that
he had seen a large snake around.
The boy took his rifle and shot at
it and apparently wounded it The
size was so large that he told bis
father and the next day, Mr. Paton
saw the snake anQ shot it.
The inhabitants ot the locality
cannot understand that a snake ot
this size should be in among the
summer homes.
Nevertheless, it is assumed that
it came down from the wilderness
somewhere and thus met its end.